Open source drone makes it to Mars, System76 unveils its new keyboard, and more: In this edition of our open source news roundup, learn about open source on Mars, System76’s new keyboard, a 5G open source stack, and more. Open source goes to Mars When NASA’s latest Mars rover hit the Red Planet in February, …
How to spot Mars: See the red planet in the sky the day Nasa’s Perseverance rover lands: The red planet. Nasa Last year was the year of Mars launches, and this one will be the year of Mars landings. The Hope Mars mission, launched by the United Arab Emirates, entered its orbit around Mars on …
Perseverance Mars rover: how to prove whether there’s life on the red planet: Perseverance in action. NASA/JPL-Caltech We’ll soon be able to properly start asking the question: “Are we alone in the universe?” Nasa’s next major mission, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, will land on the surface on February 18. Following a complex landing procedure, …
Mars: Perseverance rover set for nail-biting landing – here’s the rocket science: Landing on Mars is extremely difficult. NASA/JPL-Caltech Following “seven minutes of terror” after it reaches Mars’ upper atmosphere, Nasa’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to …
Mars InSight: why we’ll be listening to the landing of the Perseverance rover: Artist impression of Mars Insight. NASA/JPL-Caltech As I write this, Nasa’s Perseverance Rover is hurtling toward Mars at a speed of more than 80,000 km/h and is set to land at the Red Planet on February 18. Landing on Mars is no …
Mars missions from China and UAE are set to go into orbit – here’s what they could discover: How times have changed since the Apollo era. Within the space of a few days, two space missions from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, are set to reach Mars. The UAE’s Hope mission will …
The Conversation Weekly podcast Ep #1 transcript: Why it’s a big month for Mars: Three missions – from the UAE, China and the US – will arrive at Mars in Feburary. Limbitech via Shutterstock This is a transcript of Episode 1 of The Conversation Weekly: Why it’s a big month for Mars, published on February …
How Mars became the prize for the new space race – and why China is hellbent on winning it: All eyes on Mars. Kevin Gill/Flickr Looking at its achievements over the past decade, nobody would doubt China is aiming to win the new space race. Not only has it been the only country to land …
Mars: The Conversation Weekly podcast explores why three missions are about to reach the red planet: An artist's illustration of the aeroshell containing NASA’s Perseverance rover guiding itself towards the surface of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech Welcome to the first episode of The Conversation Weekly, a new podcast from The Conversation’s global network. In this episode, we …
Mars: how scientists prevent Earth’s microbes from contaminating other planets: Nasa's Perseverance. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA There are two planned Mars landings in 2021. First, Nasa’s Perseverance rover is due to land on the planet later this month. Then China’s Tianwen rover will follow in May. Both missions intend to search the planet for signs of …
SpaceX Starship prototype exploded, but it’s still a giant leap towards Mars: Private company SpaceX launched SN8, a prototype of its Starship spacecraft, designed to go to the Moon and Mars, on December 10. Its short flight attracted a great deal of attention for it’s final few seconds before landing – when it exploded. But …
Mars colony: how to make breathable air and fuel from brine – new research: Artist's concept of astronauts and human habitats on Mars NASA NASA is planning to land a crew on the Moon by 2024, and then onward to Mars, possibly in the 2030s. One day, we will have permanently crewed bases on both …
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Mars: mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life?: There seems to be a network of underground bodies of liquid water at Mars' south pole. NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Venus may harbour life some 50km above its surface, we learned a couple of weeks ago. Now a new paper, published in Nature …
Mars 2020: the hunt for life on the red planet is about to get serious: Illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech Next spring is going to be a busy time for Mars. In close succession, three spacecraft will arrive at the planet, joining the dozen or so craft already circling Mars. Two of …
UAE Mars mission: extraordinary feat shows how space exploration can benefit small nations: Rocket carrying the Hope probe. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES HAND/EPA The United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched its Mars mission dubbed “Al Amal”, or “Hope”, from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan on July 20. This is the first space mission by …
Mars: we may have solved the mystery of how its landslides form: Mars landslide. The blue area represents the landslide debris. Some landslides on Mars seem to defy an important law of physics. “Long, runout landslides” are formed by huge volumes of rock and soil moving downslope, largely due to the force of gravity. But …